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North Korea shows off new ICBM during founders day parade

North Korea shows off new ICBM during founders day parade

North Korea is celebrating the 105th birthday of the state’s founder, Kim Il-sung. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a military parade in honour of his grandfather. New long-range and submarine-based missiles were part of the weapons displayed.The hermit state is on high alert after the US moved a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the region following North Korea’s latest long-range missile tests. North Korea warned the US it would retaliate any aggression in a ‘merciless manner’. Apr 15, 2017
Video shows mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan

Video shows mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan

The US military has released a video showing the mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan. The GBU-43 bomb used is the second largest non-nuclear bomb available to the US Forces.It is the first time the bomb is used in conflict by the military since its development in 2003. It was dropped on an Isis cave complex in Afghanistan, killing dozens of militants. Apr 14, 2017
Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Following the drop of a GBU-43 bomb on an Isis target in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has praised the US military and called the mission a great success. At least 36 Isis militants were killed when the US forces dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a conflict on a tunnel complex. Apr 14, 2017
Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Following the drop of a GBU-43 bomb on an Isis target in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has praised the US military and called the mission a great success. At least 36 Isis militants were killed when the US forces dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a conflict on a tunnel complex. Apr 14, 2017
Trump reverses stance on Nato, says it is no longer obsolete

Trump reverses stance on Nato, says it is no longer obsolete

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (12 April) that Nato is no longer obsolete - a noted reversal of past comments where he described the long-standing western military alliance as being exactly that. Trump was speaking during a press conference with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, where he also reiterated his concerns that other Nato member states should pay the agreed 2% of GDP on defence. Apr 13, 2017
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